Alberta’s privacy commissioner will investigate whether any rules were violated when the Energy and Utilities Board hired undercover investigators to keep an eye on angry landowners.
The landowners are upset over a proposed 500-kilovolt power line between Edmonton and Calgary.
Board spokesman Davis Sheremata says they welcome the privacy review to help clear the air.
Public access to regulatory hearings in Rimbey was restricted in April after a woman took a swing at a lawyer when a microphone was turned off and a man roughed up a security guard.
